This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Borough
of Eddystone Grading, Drainage and Erosion Control of Land Ordinance."
The purpose of this chapter is to regulate the modification
of the natural terrain, the alteration of drainage and the maintenance
of artificial structures and surfaces within the Borough of Eddystone
so as to assure and safeguard the health, safety, morals and general
welfare of the citizens of the Borough of Eddystone.
[Amended 12-10-1990 by Ord. No. 546, approved 12-10-1990; 7-12-1999 by Ord. No.
583, approved 7-12-1999]
The application for a permit to grade shall be accompanied by
a permit fee of $100 for the first acre of land. If more than one
acre is graded, as described in this chapter, an additional fee of
$35 per acre shall be charged for each acre graded in excess of the
first acre.
All applicants for a permit involving an area greater than 1/2
acre shall, before any permit is granted, post a bond with the Borough
of Eddystone in the sum of at least $10,000, the exact sum to be determined
by the Borough Engineer, with corporate surety to be approved by the
Borough Solicitor, the conditions of which shall be in full and complete
compliance with this chapter and all terms of the permit.
Upon the submission of an application which conforms to the
provisions of this chapter, the Borough Building Inspector, after
consultation with and approval of the Borough Engineer, shall issue
the necessary permit.
All applicants shall bear all costs of inspections required
hereunder and if deemed necessary by the Borough Building Inspector,
shall deposit with the Borough Secretary such sum as the Borough Council
shall determine to guarantee payment of the costs of such inspections.
The costs of inspections shall be at the rate charged to the Borough
by the Borough Engineer.
All activities and uses shall comply with the standards and
criteria of the Ridley Creek Stormwater Management Plan, as regulated
by the Ridley Creek Stormwater Management Ordinance as now in effect
or later amended or adopted.
Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this
chapter shall, upon summary conviction before any District Justice,
be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding $500 and costs of prosecution,
and in default of payment of the fine and cost, the violator may be
sentenced to the county jail for a term of not more than 30 days.
Each and every day in which any person, firm or corporation shall
be in violation of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense.